Phyllis Ione Miller, 96, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, at Windsor Place in Iola. She was born June 26, 1924, to Roy and Ione (McGee) Jackson in Linn County, near Mound City. Phyllis…

Gregory Dean McGhee, age 64, of Fort Scott, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg.  Greg was the first of two sons born to Donald Dean and Patricia…

Dear Carolyn: I am a single working woman in my early 60s. My previous long-term marriage ended in an amicable divorce. I continue to maintain a good relationship with my former spouse, the father of…

Hey, Carolyn: We’re one of those couples where all the “boxes” are checked: physical attraction; good, honest people; and we are supportive, gentle companions to each other and our families. But laughter is rare and…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly said Monday that she’s “very comfortable” with how Kansas is distributing COVID-19 vaccines despite U.S. government data showing its inoculation rate is the lowest of any state. The…

Stan Hays, CEO of Iola’s Sonic Equipment Company, died Dec. 29 from complications of COVID-19, in Rockwall, Texas, where he lived. Hays was part of an investment group that purchased Sonic Equipment in January of…

Arrests reported Sunny Walgren was arrested by Iola police officers just minutes after midnight on New Year’s Day In the 500 block of South Buckeye Street. Officers said Walgren was wanted on a pair of…

Wilma Lois Lamb, 88, of Pittsburg, formerly of Humboldt, passed away Friday, Jan. 1, 2021, at Via Christi Hospital, Pittsburg.  She was born Sept. 4, 1932, in Brookfield, Mo., to Raymond Browning and Edith (Cordray)…

Garrie “Lori” Loraine Stang (Ballard) of Humboldt, passed away Dec. 27, 2020, at the Kansas City Hospice House after a battle with pneumonia. She was born Feb. 9, 1952, in Goessel, and grew up in…

A cynic would say that David Toland’s meteoric rise in state leadership only means he’s left Iola and Allen County in the dust.  His speech at Monday’s swearing-in ceremony as Lieutenant Governor says otherwise: “Every…